Vermin, Your Strength Is as Weak as Your Lives

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A monster?

The monster in Akamichi Chodo and the others' eyes was naturally Hyuga Yunchuan himself.

Watching the people in the distance swallow nervously, he knew that the Wind Style Ninjutsu he had unleashed after expending more than half the Chakra he had accumulated over several hours had achieved an effect that did not disappoint him.

Uchiha Madara could turn the B-rank Ninjutsu Majestic Destroyer Flame into something terrifying. Now that Hyuga Yunchuan possessed the innate gifts of the Ōtsutsuki bloodline, he could naturally achieve a similar effect.

His entrance had been flawless, instantly intimidating everyone present.

But that alone was far from enough.

He had to carve fear into their bones, leaving an unforgettable impression with his first appearance before the world.

"Lower life-forms."

That weathered, hoarse voice entered everyone's ears once more. Aburame, who had nearly died beneath that attack, snapped out of his terror and instinctively looked toward the black figure amid the distant rain curtain.

"Tell me," Hyuga Yunchuan asked loftily, "what year is it now?"

"..."

No one answered. Or rather, they were still too stunned to respond.

What year was it? How were they supposed to answer that?

Why would he ask such a strange question?

And why did that monster's tone sound so ancient?

"Won't you answer?"

Hyuga Yunchuan's voice was soft.

He slowly closed his eyes, completely relaxing his mind as he sensed the power high above in the night sky.

If Otsutsuki Toneri could do it without eyes, then there was no reason he, who possessed both the Byakugan and the Ōtsutsuki bloodline, could not.

Hyuga Yunchuan's spiritual power stretched out like threads, reaching toward the moon obscured by dark clouds in the night sky.

Only when his spiritual power was about to reach its limit did he finally sense that strangely familiar power.

Though the connection was faint, he could still sense how immensely powerful and terrifying it was.

It was the Giant Tenseigan, formed from the Byakugan of all the surviving Ōtsutsuki descendants, a qualitative transformation born from sheer quantity.

At this moment, separated by hundreds of thousands of kilometers, Hyuga Yunchuan used his bloodline to pry open a sliver of "authority."

Something called "Pupil Power" began flowing into his body, making the world before him clearer while stirring the dormant power hidden within these Byakugan.

Following his body's instincts, he raised his hands and formed seals.

Bzzzt!!

In an instant, an exceptionally terrifying aura erupted from Hyuga Yunchuan's body.

Everyone who looked at him felt overwhelming terror rush over them, a fear that seemed to rise from their very bones.

It was as if a blade had been placed against their necks without them noticing, as if a predator at the top of the food chain had licked their skin. In that instant, everyone instinctively wanted to take half a step back.

But when Hyuga Yunchuan slowly opened his eyes, his thin eyelids lifting to reveal blue eyes as brilliant as glass lighting up the darkness, it was as if they had crossed a thousand years to gaze upon this world once more.

His gaze was like a thousand blades piercing their bodies, pinning everyone to the spot with a single look!

"Such powerful strength..."

Hyuga Yunchuan lowered his gaze to his palm and slowly clenched it, producing a sharp crack.

Crack! Crack!

Was merely prying open a sliver already this powerful?

"Not enough." He lightly licked his lips and murmured, "Not enough!"

At the same time, while Hyuga Yunchuan looked away and familiarized himself with this power—

"Hah! Hoo!"

The people who had been frozen in place seemed to be released from their restraints, sharply inhaling as they struggled to steady their ragged breathing.

"Damn it! Damn it!"

Aburame finally snapped out of that terror. Sweat and rainwater mingled as they slid down his bobbing throat.

His pupils trembled as he stared at the distant figure. Beneath his fear, a surge of unwillingness and hatred suddenly rose up, twisting his bloodied face into a vicious expression.

He could not die. He could not die here!

He had to return alive and tell Lord Danzo what had happened here!

At that moment, Aburame understood the meaning behind the question, "What year is it now?"

That terrifying Chakra and aura could not possibly belong to some nobody!

They had likely truly released a monster—a monster once sealed away and now freed, a monster that had lived for who knew how many years!

Once such a monster regained all its strength, they would have no chance of surviving. They had to act.

"Akamichi Chodo! Toroi!"

Like a trapped beast making its final struggle, the fear of death instead swept away his cowardice. Aburame no longer hesitated and roared hoarsely, "If you don't want to die here, attack while he hasn't recovered his strength yet!!"

As soon as he said that, Akamichi Chodo and Toroi also snapped back to their senses, instantly realizing that if they did not act now, it would truly be too late.

That terrifying aura was growing stronger and stronger. By then, just one glance from that monster would rob them of the courage to resist.

Thus, the two sides that had originally been enemies no longer hesitated.

They were ninja, people who carried their heads at their waists and licked the edge of rusty blades with their tongues.

They would never give up resisting without a word, even if their enemy was a monster through and through!

Judging from that terrifying Wind Style Ninjutsu, escape was certainly impossible.

But as long as they held on until reinforcements from Kumogakure or Konoha arrived, they would still have a chance to kill this monster!

Facing a monster meant they could only become crazier themselves. As long as they were crazier than the monster, then so what if it was a monster? When driven mad, they would dare bite even a monster, and anyone could tear off a few bloody strips of flesh!

Whoosh!

The air seemed to boil with heat. Hyuga Yunchuan raised his lowered eyes, and flames suddenly appeared within his blue gaze.

They were flames rushing in to overturn everything, flames burning like a sea!

"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Bullet!"

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

"Wind Style: Gale Palm!"

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

In the distance, the Konoha ninja puffed out their cheeks and formed seals, spewing scorching flames and fierce gusts of wind from their mouths.

The wind fed the flames, transforming them into a sea of fire.

It surged toward Hyuga Yunchuan as if it would burn him to ashes!

Boom!!

The oppressive heatwave twisted the air like something tangible as it rushed toward them, like invisible fiery hands clutching at their throats. Toroi and the Konoha ninja instinctively held their breath.

Their pupils trembled as they stared fixedly into the distance, branding the sight before them into their minds.

They saw crimson waves of fire rolling forward like a vast flood. The light radiating from the wave-like flames divided the space between both sides into separate worlds.

Everything was warped by the scorching, terrifying flames and burned away within the crimson fire tornado. It was as though they had stumbled into a crimson dream, and everything before them had become unreal and indistinct.

Vast sheets of rain were vaporized into clouds of steam, and thick white mist blanketed the entire area in an instant.

"How is it? What happened? Is he dead?"

Toroi stared desperately into the distance. The charred skin on his face had already fallen away, exposing crimson blood vessels beneath, making him look even more like a monster.

But as the mist gradually dispersed, his eyes suddenly widened, and a chill rose in his heart.

Within that crimson sea of fire, a figure distorted by the flames gradually became clear.

When those violent, surging flames reached that figure, they actually obediently veered around him.

Hyuga Yunchuan raised a hand before him. Invisible repulsive force diverted the flames past his sides, and even the rain could only slide down around him. Only the firelight licked at his face, making those deep blue eyes look both divine and demonic.

Repulsive force, an ability shared by the Rinnegan and the Tenseigan.

"Vermin."

Ash swirled around him as he stared at the people in the distance and said coldly, "Your strength is as weak as your lives."

Bzzzt!

Blue Chakra surged out and wrapped around his body like fluttering robes.

His feet slowly left the ground as well. Under everyone's terrified gazes, his entire body gradually floated into the air.

At the same time, several hundred meters away, dozens of figures that had been moving through the shadows came to a halt as the man at their head suddenly stopped.

He looked up at the floating figure in the distance. Rain-soaked white bangs covered his left eye, while the pupil of his exposed right eye contracted slightly.

"What... is that?"